Probing the Chemical Bond between Lanthanides and Carbon: CeC, PrC, NdC, LuC, and TmC.

Resonant two-photon ionization experiments have been conducted to probe the bond dissociation energy (BDE) of the lanthanide-carbon bond, allowing the BDEs of CeC, PrC, NdC, LuC, and Tm-C to be measured to high precision. Values of (CeC) = 4.893(3) eV, (PrC) = 4.